> That's what a democracy is all about, isn't it? I recently read a point which made a lot of sense to me: that regular, multi-party elections are much less wi

> That's what a democracy is all about, isn't it? I recently read a point which made a lot of sense to me: that regular, multi-party elections are much less winner-takes-all than referendums. Even if they aren't run under proportional systems, a government can be thrown out and replaced, its policies changed, so there's always a chance for a do-over, it's always worth waiting rather than throwing a fist. A referendum, while it technically can be re-run, tends to burn out the public's willingness to listen, while decisively fixing a choice that can no longer be changed. So it's much more divisive and traumatic. So there's democracy and democracy, basically. And they aren't the same.